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Blank SlateJonah hadn't ever felt such a collection of emotions in his entire life. Anger at the 49er for the lives he destroyed, which included Pilar Contesa. Fear for Terrence. Annoyance that Felix didn't have a ready-made solution to the problem. Anger with himself for not preventing the problem in the first place. And a bizarre relief that the need for a Mind Cage had passed.
They used the Astralimes to get back to the estate. Reena didn't use subtlety or discretion; they traveled directly in the infirmary, where they deposited an unconscious Terrence (Jonah's new sazer friend performed another brutal kindness, and punched Terrence out) onto a bed.
“Felix, I need you to find Jonathan, Liz, Ben-Israel, Alvin, and Bobby,” she ordered. “You, boy, go round up every cat that you see.
